Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Geff is a form of Geffrey. Geffrey comes from Middle English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Geff through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 38 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1966. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 112 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Geff’s family of names
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Geff, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“resembling a young goal” · “the joy of the people”
>99% boys
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“watchful” · “one who is vigilant; watch-”
>99% boys
Gerard
“one who is mighty with a spear”
>99% boys
Glen
“from the secluded narrow valley”
>99% boys
Guy
“a warrior; from the wood” · “a lively man”
>99% boys
Garry
“one who wields a spear” · “a rough but peaceful man”
>99% boys
Cliff
“from the town near the cliff” · “from the ford near the cliff”
>99% boys